Honors and Awards While at Chico State

 

Service-Learning Resource Faculty Award, by Dr. Byron M. Jackson, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Dean of Undergraduate Education, Spring 2001. In this role, I have advised and assisted other faculty who are implementing service-learning components into their coursework. This award consisted of .2 assigned time.

 

Recipient, Jack Kahl Entrepreneurial Leadership Award, by Students in Free Enterprise, May 1999, Kansas City, Missouri. Included $5,000 stipend. This international, annual award is presented to one Sam M. Walton Fellow. It is presented to the fellow “who has done the most to advance the entire SIFE organization during the last year. This award recognizes outstanding contributions to SIFE students and the SIFE program on their campus, including helping students with career placement.”

 

Recipient, 1998/99 Outstanding Faculty Service Award. Included $1,000 stipend.

 

Nominee (by President Manuel A. Esteban), 1998 Thomas Ehrlich Faculty Award for Service Learning, sponsored by Campus Compact. This award recognizes and honors one faculty member annually for his or her support of integrating service into the curriculum and efforts to institutionalize service learning at his or her college or university. Only one faculty member may be nominated per campus.

 

Recipient, "Champion of SIFE Award," at the 1996 Students in Free Enterprise International Exposition held in Kansas City, Missouri May 19-21, 1996. One of 11 recipients of this national award, which "is given to individuals who believe and fight for the cause of Students in Free Enterprise. The recipients of the award go above and beyond the call of duty by volunteering their time to recruit other interested entrepreneurs, educators, and corporate executives to become part of the SIFE family.” Included among the other recipients were Frank Newman, President and CEO, Eckerd Corporation; Robert Plaster, Chairman of the Board, Empire Energy Corporation; Len Roberts, President, Tandy Corporation; and Robin Walker, Assistant Vice President, Merrill Lynch

 

Recipient, Leavey Award, Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge, $7,500 stipend, June 1995. This was one of six national awards made for the 1993/94 academic year. The purpose of the award is to recognize excellence in private enterprise education.

 

Recipient, National Federation of Independent Business Foundation Award, Postsecondary Educator Category, 1995. Second place. Three awards are given nationally in this category to recognize individuals for their creativity, innovation, and achievement in entrepreneurship and free enterprise education.

 

Finalist, Greater Chico Chamber of Commerce, Employee of the Year, 1995, nominated by CSU, Chico President Manuel A. Esteban.

 

Recipient, Professional Achievement Honors, CSU, Chico, May 1994, as a faculty member who has "brought prestige to the University by their significant contributions in research, publications, through funded projects, or by receiving awards or fellowships."

 

Outstanding Faculty Group: FIPSE Team, CSU, Chico College of Business, 1992-1993, presented to the college's outstanding faculty group.

 

Outstanding Research Award, CSU, Chico College of Business, 1990-1991, pre­sented to the college's outstanding researcher.

 

Outstanding Faculty Member Award, CSU, Chico College of Business, 1990-1991, presented by the dean to the college's outstanding faculty member.